Posts tagged labor history
Women’s History Month: Honoring Addie Wyatt

Learn how Addie Wyatt rose from a Chicago meatpacking worker to become the first Black woman International Vice President of the UFCW International Union and a civil rights leader. Her courage continues to inspire the work we do every day—to organize, to advocate, and to build a better future for working people.

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Arlene Holt Baker: A Black Woman Who Helped Lead the Labor Movement

Arlene Holt Baker’s career reminds us that the labor movement is strongest when workers from every background have a seat at the table and a voice in leadership.

Her journey — from organizing workers to helping lead the nation’s largest federation of unions — shows what is possible when working people stand together and fight for a better future.

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